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bison
Greek · ancient
"a wild ox"
a wild ox, likely borrowed from a Germanic or Thracian source
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bison
Latin · ancient
"a wild ox"
carried into Latin for the wild ox native to European forests
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bison
English · 1600s
"a large shaggy-headed wild ox"
settled as the English word for the large shaggy-headed wild ox
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